From b61719e226d34388276f899720ca8c343fc5e600 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:13:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: add object-contain to HlsVideoPlayer and PreviewPlayer
 video elements

Ensures recorded video playback preserves aspect ratio instead of
stretching to fill the container. MsePlayer (live grid) is unchanged.

https://claude.ai/code/session_01SxrckSRTA8Hrd3d7M4qw4i
---
 web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx | 2 +-
 web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
index b91efd84b..2e8e900a7 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/HlsVideoPlayer.tsx
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ export default function HlsVideoPlayer({
             )}
           <video
             ref={videoRef}
-            className={`size-full rounded-lg bg-black md:rounded-2xl ${loadedMetadata ? "" : "invisible"} cursor-pointer`}
+            className={`size-full object-contain rounded-lg bg-black md:rounded-2xl ${loadedMetadata ? "" : "invisible"} cursor-pointer`}
             preload="auto"
             autoPlay
             controls={!frigateControls}
diff --git a/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx b/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx
index 2a831fc6b..f7b4542c5 100644
--- a/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/player/PreviewPlayer.tsx
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@ function PreviewVideoPlayer({
       {isVisible && (
         <video
           ref={previewRef}
-          className={`absolute size-full ${currentHourFrame ? "invisible" : "visible"}`}
+          className={`absolute size-full object-contain ${currentHourFrame ? "invisible" : "visible"}`}
           preload="auto"
           autoPlay
           playsInline